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脱靴
tuō​xuē

to take off boots

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
脱靴 脫靴 tuō//xuē
to take off boots
To pull off one's boots.
official departure custom
An old custom where citizens would remove the boots of a popular retired or transferred local official as they left the city gate to show their love and reluctance to see them go.
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